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Liverpool man stabbed, slashed; attacker arrested

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Liverpool man stabbed, slashed; attacker arrested

A 25-year-old unemployed man of Liverpool Village, Corentyne, Berbice is now a patient in the Accident and Emergency Unit of the New Amsterdam Hospital after he was attacked by a fellow villager who...

New Nursery School for Bamia/Amelia’s Ward

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on New Nursery School for Bamia/Amelia’s Ward

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB)’s bid openings saw the Nursery School Project for the Bamia Community receiving eight bids. The small community of Bamia, on...

Two charged for separate murders

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two charged for separate murders

Yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, David Smith and Emanuel McLeod were remanded to prison when they appeared individually before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for the criminal...

Prosecution to call six witnesses in robbery, wounding of undercover cop

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution to call six witnesses in robbery, wounding of undercover cop

The trial involving Justin Austin, Keston Duke and Michael Shepherd – the three men accused of stabbing and robbing a police officer that was on undercover duties at a night club – is...

Nine homeless following Amelia’s Ward fire

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Nine homeless following Amelia’s Ward fire

Fire of unknown origin yesterday gutted a two-storey concrete house, at Lover’s Lane, Amelia’s Ward, Linden. The building, which was reportedly owned by Nigel Anthony, was reduced to an empty...

Miner charged for illegal gun, ammo

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Miner charged for illegal gun, ammo

Raphael Edmond, 50, was on Monday brought before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he answered to two charges of being in possession of an unlicensed...

Murder accused freed

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused freed

High Court Judge Navindra Singh directed a jury to return a not guilty verdict after ruling that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence against 23-year-old Kevin Garraway, who...

$40,000 bail for man accused of attempting to steal car

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on $40,000 bail for man accused of attempting to steal car

More than two weeks after he allegedly attempted to steal a car belonging to his fellow villager, 39-year-old Bisram Paul was yesterday released on $40,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate...

Nicholas Boyer elected President of GCCI

Mar 27, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Nicholas Boyer elected President of GCCI

Nicholas Boyer of National Hardware (Guyana) Limited has been elected as President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to the Chamber, the Council, which consists of 21...

Today, at Cuffy Square, Cuffy will cry in his grave at what he sees

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Today, at Cuffy Square, Cuffy will cry in his grave at what he sees

I was painting the town with my wife last month in celebration of our 40th marriage anniversary (not wedding – we didn’t have a wedding; we just married each other at the post office) when I ran...

Our leaders must not take our expectations for granted

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our leaders must not take our expectations for granted

DEAR EDITOR, Do we understand what democracy is and what it does to governments and countries that embrace it? Democracy is like truth. It is pure! It does not discriminate. It will not be ignored...

Nagamania comes back to haunt Guyana

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nagamania comes back to haunt Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, The decision of the appeal court to invalidate the NCM formerly upheld by the Chief Justice by a 2 to 1 majority decision, on the grounds that 34 votes and not 33, is a majority of 65,...

The Guyanese people deserve better

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Guyanese people deserve better

DEAR EDITOR, Indeed its words that form us and we are its creatures. We are aptly reminded of this principle, every second we occupy God’s green Earth, by the great books. What is noticeable and...

Serious questions for a reconvening of Parliament

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Serious questions for a reconvening of Parliament

DEAR EDITOR, Our 11th Parliament may best be at an end whatever the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) may yet rule on the majority that would have been required for the successful passage of the...

All the races of our country should be identified as Guyanese and not by race

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on All the races of our country should be identified as Guyanese and not by race

DEAR EDITOR, As we await the CCJ decision on the NCM vote interpretation of the constitution, all politicians should tone down their recklessness. They must stop instigating fear, hate and racism...

Government has now usurped power and occupies office illegally

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government has now usurped power and occupies office illegally

DEAR EDITOR, The overpowering stench and corruption in the ethnically divisive politics of my native land spanning a period of seven decades has emasculated its citizenry of their economic and human...

Investing in Adult Education is a worthwhile endeavour

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Letters Comments Off on Investing in Adult Education is a worthwhile endeavour

DEAR EDITOR, Guyana has poor education standards, in comparison to the developed Democracies, which is compounded by “The Brain-Drain” as many Guyanese seek to escape Guyana to live abroad. This...

The same two forces and a crippling malaise

Mar 27, 2019 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The same two forces and a crippling malaise

Reports making the rounds note that political and electoral matters remain unchanged on the Guyanese scene. The thinking of the reasonable has been that, because of the sharp acrimonies and...

US$150M airport renovation…US$35M charge for sand is fraudulent

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on US$150M airport renovation…US$35M charge for sand is fraudulent

Guyana spent a staggering US$35M, according to one report, on sand for the Timehri airport expansion but like everything else associated with the project, it could have been done way, way...

Use of taxi, market purchases will not be regarded as local content – EITI Analyst

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Use of taxi, market purchases will not be regarded as local content – EITI Analyst

By Kiana Wilburg Companies operating in Guyana’s extractive sector are required to give first preference to the country’s local goods and services before trying to acquire same overseas. They are...

Telecoms Agency to take over NFMU from May 10

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Telecoms Agency to take over NFMU from May 10

Government’s overhaul of the telecoms sector is continuing. On May 10, the National Frequency Management Unity (NFMU) will cease to exist under its current construct. It will be taken over...

Supenaam Development Project to be completed by month end.

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Supenaam Development Project to be completed by month end.

The Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, recently announced that phase one of the Supenaam Development project is scheduled to be completed by the end of this month. The...

Two Governments later…IDB exposes unaddressed issues plaguing indigenous peoples

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Two Governments later…IDB exposes unaddressed issues plaguing indigenous peoples

By Kiana Wilburg The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has highlighted in one of its latest reports that Guyana’s Indigenous villages continue to face serious underdevelopment challenges due to...

Businessman’s killer gets 80 years

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman’s killer gets 80 years

Victor Bobb, who has been accused of the 2010 murder of supermarket proprietor Dennis Ramah, was yesterday found guilty of the crime by a jury which deliberated at the High Court in Georgetown. The...

Ex-insurance manager allegedly flees with $40M, arrest warrant issued

Mar 26, 2019 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-insurance manager allegedly flees with $40M, arrest warrant issued

An arrest warrant has been issued for the former insurance manager of Demerara Mutual Life Assurance, Zaheel Shaheed, yesterday, by a city magistrate where 45 fraud related charges are waiting...

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Local Players confirmed following CPL Draft

May 16, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft has taken place, with the seven teams confirming the West Indian players who will form part of their squads for the 2026...

Clapping while suffering a small stroke

May 16, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was a time in Guyanese politics when crossing the floor required a degree of shame, or at least the decency to look nervous while doing it. A man would lower his head, avoid eye contact in Parliament, mumble something about “national interest,” and quietly migrate to...

The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

May 10, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Welcome back, brother Jagdeo

May 16, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – They say that it’s Bharrat Jagdeo. There is only one. Looks like him. Words read like him. Sounds like his speech pattern, though unheard, personally. Limited to emergencies for the sake of well-being. Welcome back, Bharrat Jagdeo: brother,...

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